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Roseville Human Rights Commission Meeting Minutes -April 14, 2009 Page 4 of 7 1 Commissioner Grefenberg suggested including "and responsive," in the Purpose Statement 2 language (last sentence, Section 204.03), to avoid instances from the past when citizens didn't 3 perceive that local government was being responsive; and opined that this language would more 4 fully reflect comments from the Imagine Roseville 2025, and would provide a sense of action. 6 Motion -Member Grefenberg moved, seconded by Member Kennedy to recommend to the City 7 Council revised language of the last sentence in Section 204.03: Purpose, as follows: 8 "Additionally the Commission will work to increase the sense of community by reaching 9 out to all members of the community and ensuring that our city government and its 10 activities, programs services are accessible, understandable, [and responsive) by all." 11 Motion carried: 7/0/0. 12 13 Additional discussion was in proposed revisions to Section 204.05: Duties, F, related to 14 monitoring demographics. 15 16 Discussion included monitoring and sharing demographics to provide more understanding of 17 diversity issues and community make-up; perception of long-term Roseville residents and 18 demographic changes with the 2010 Census; changing language of #F.2 to "[co ]sponsoring or 19 [facilitating) events;" other community groups that the HRC could align with for such events; 20 and that the HRC not consider any events without partners. Commissioners concurred. 21 22 Commissioner Grefenberg opined his passionate disagreement with the first three sentences in 23 Section F, based on his concerns that "demographics" was perceived as isolated to the U.S. 24 Census, and their exclusion of domestic partners in the 2010 census data. Commissioner 25 Grefenberg distributed a handout, related to this intent and potential for further exclusionary 26 statements. Commissioner Grefenberg requested that the language in Section F be revised to 27 include "Monitor demographic [and other diversity) trends... 28 29 Commissioner Kennedy, as a demographer, spoke to the value of broad sources to establish 30 demographic trends and the need to retain the demographic term as a way to identify diversity 31 from numerous sources. 32 33 Discussion ensued regarding the intent of the language and interpretation of that language. 34 35 Motion -Member Grefenberg moved, to recommend to the City Council revised language in 36 Section 204.04: Duties, subd. F, line 55, to delete the word "demographic" from "... increasing 37 diversity through, but not limited to...:" 38 39 The Chair declared the motion failed for lack of a second. 40 41 Motion -Member Oftelie moved, seconded by Member Grefenberg to recommend to the City 42 Council revised language of the last sentence in Section 204.04: Duties, to remove "other" so the 43 sentence reads as follows: 44 "Monitor demographic and other trends..." 45